BELLADONNA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BELLADONNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BELLADONNA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BELLADONNA is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BELLADONNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
belladonnasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BELLADONNA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BELLADONNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BELLADONNA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BELLADONNA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A poisonous European plant with bell-shaped flowers and shiny black berries, also the drug obtained from it.
Belladonna is the deadly nightshade, and every part of it is dangerous. In small controlled doses its extract was used in medicine to widen the pupils. The Italian name means beautiful lady, because women once used the drops for dramatic eyes.
How BELLADONNA is used
Used both for the toxic plant and for the medicine derived from it.
- Belladonna grows wild in the shade of old woodland.
- The doctor warned the children never to touch belladonna berries.
- A trace of belladonna was found in the old remedy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BELLADONNA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BELLADONNA
1 longer words begin with BELLADONNA.
Shorter words from the letters in BELLADONNA
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Common questions about BELLADONNA
- Is BELLADONNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BELLADONNA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BELLADONNA worth?
- BELLADONNA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BELLADONNA mean?
- A poisonous European plant with bell-shaped flowers and shiny black berries, also the drug obtained from it.
- What letters can be added to BELLADONNA?
- BELLADONNA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BELLADONNA:
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